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• Avaya unveils 'desktop video device'

  Avaya had barely announced its new portable video device on Wednesday when just about everybody started calling it the Flare Tablet.

• Disability Services Commission upgrades video conferencing

  The Western Australia Disability Services Commission is looking to upgrade its videoconferencing infrastructure to better communicate with remote staff, consumers, disability service organisations and other State and Federal Government agencies.
  

• Vendors ally with Microsoft at Voicecon

  At Voicecon's opening Monday in Orlando, vendors are poised to push unified communications, and Microsoft is stepping into the spotlight by announcing alliances with other vendors whose gear interoperates with Microsoft Office Communications Server.

• Victorian state schools to get Polycom HD videoconferencing

  The Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) has announced that will set up a suppliers panel for Polycom high definition videoconference equipment and support services.
  

• Telstra jumps on desktop videoconferencing bandwagon

  Telstra has moved to address declining PSTN revenues with the launch of a new desktop video phone aimed at business customers and designed to encourage them to up their data spend through the use of videoconferencing.

• Open standards bring telepresence to small businesses, individuals

  High quality video conferencing is now an option for small businesses and even individuals, according to Polycom senior director of unified communications strategy in Asia Pacific, Paul Newell.

• Juniper, Polycom team up for telepresence

  Juniper and Polycom this week announced an alliance to offer telepresence and video conferencing services to enterprises through service providers.

• The Grill: Jetsetting

  Jetstar’s CIO, General Manager IT, Stephen Tame, speaks to Tim Lohman about the GFC and the way forward.

• Regus picks Polycom for telepresence after Cisco deal fails

  Regus, a provider of rented space and service for business, is getting set to deploy Polycom telepresence suites in at least 30 locations worldwide after a similar 2007 arrangement with Cisco Systems fell through.

• Videophones dive into cool market

  Tandberg and Polycom on Monday ventured again where many have failed before, each introducing a video phone for enterprise desktops.